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October 1, 2025

Digital literacy, life satisfaction, social capital, and multidimensional health behaviors among middle-aged and older adults in rural China: A nationwide cross-sectional study.

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ZLZhibin LiDLDong LiZLZuxian Li

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Cross-sectional study shows digital literacy enhances health behaviors in rural populations, suggesting social capital plays a key role.

Key Points

  • Digital literacy is positively associated with multidimensional health behaviors in older adults.
  • The analysis shows that digital literacy impacts physical exercise and dietary habits via life satisfaction and social capital.
  • Males and middle-aged individuals showed stronger links between digital literacy and health behaviors.
  • Stronger associations were observed in rural China's eastern and central regions, particularly regarding physical examinations and diets.

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Li et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68dd89e6fe798ba2fc497f81https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076251374114
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